system software

• system sotware is a set of programs that help manage and control the computers resources
• the features of the system software include the:language,operating system,utilities and device drivers
• the language programm of the system software translates input data into the language the computer nderstands to be able to perform task given
• the utilities program of the computer helps manage the resources of the computer
• the device driver program is a program that allows specific output and input devices to connect/communicate with the computer system
• the operating system program coordinates the computer resources and provides interface between the user and the computer system
• functions of operating system include : file management
• communications such as network accesing and terminal emulation and internet is a function of operating systems
• printing and installing is a function of operating system
• font management is a function of operating system
• device drivers are programs that allow specific hardware components to communicate with the computer's operating system
• controlling of user interface is a function of the operating systems
• navigation of files,disks drives and documents is a function of operating systems
• file management is a function of operating systems
• booting is the process of starting the computer and loading the operating system into memory.
• warm booting is when you restart the computer to have the operating system loaded
• cold booting is when you switch on the computer and the operation system is loading
• pressing ctrl + alt + delete keys at the same time starts the warm booting
• graphical user interface is the user interface that uses icons and graphics to display information on a computer screen